brothel's

House of ill-repute's

The possessive form of brothel, a house where people pay to have sex with prostitutes: the brothel's madam kept meticulous records, the brothel's clientele included prominent businessmen.

Also used in plural possessive: the brothels' locations were an open secret.

establishment

madam

Formal address for women

rooms · red-light · bordello · house · parlor · patrons · doorman · management · address · interior

historical

courtesan

Paid aristocratic companion

tavern · inn · ancient · Victorian · colonial · medieval · saloon · frontier · temple · sacred

trade

workers

People doing jobs

customers · appointments · rates · business · income · solicitation · arrangements · negotiations · payment · regulars

legal

raid

Sudden armed incursion

regulation · vice · enforcement · illicit · underground · crackdown · arrest · banned · criminalized · legalized

Opposites
moral/social status of establishment

brothel'schurch's

Of a religious building

monastery's · convent's · temple's · cathedral's · mosque's

purpose of establishment

brothel'shotel's

Of a lodging establishment

inn's · hospital's · school's · library's · charity's

Family

brothel, brothels

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated R